This wave of reform comes after the U.S. Department of Justice condemned the use of financial bail in August 2016, by filing an amicus brief in the case of Walker v. City of Calhoun, Georgia. Here’s a copy of the brief, for your consideration, if you are into studying that sort of thing.

According to the American Bar Association, “The plaintiffs in that case allege that Calhoun’s use of a bail schedule—a document that lists set financial amounts corresponding to offenses—violates the 14th Amendment due process and equal protection rights of those arrested.”